Oru Naal Varum
Oru Naal Varum (transl. A day will arrive) is a 2010 Indian Malayalam-language satirical drama film directed by T. K. Rajeev Kumar, written by Sreenivasan, and produced by Maniyanpilla Raju. It features Mohanlal and Sameera Reddy in the lead roles, with Sreenivasan, Devayani, Nazriya Nazim, and Esther Anil in supporting roles. The film's soundtrack was composed by M. G. Sreekumar. Oru Naal Varum was released on 9 July 2010. The plot deals with corruption in India.
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Directed by | T. K. Rajeev Kumar |
Produced by | Maniyanpilla Raju |
Written by | Sreenivasan |
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Music by | M. G. Sreekumar |
Cinematography | Manoj Pillai |
Edited by | B. Ajithkumar |
Production company | Maniyanpilla Raju Productions |
Distributed by | Damor Cinema |
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Running time | 144 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
Budget | ₹4.35 crore[1] |
Plot
Gopi Krishnan, his wife Rajalakshmi and daughter Dhanya are enjoying their moments at Kutralam Waterfalls. Soon it is revealed that Gopi Krishnan is a corrupt assistant town planner using a government vehicle to come on holiday in Tamil Nadu during his duty hours. As his driver takes him back to his station in Kerala he has an altercation with Sukumaran, whose identity and profession are not yet revealed.
Sukumaran lives in a rented flat with his daughter. There is also a sub-plot involving the child custody battle between Nandhakumar and his wife Meera. Later, Sukumaran is seen at the town planning office trying to get a building permit, and meets Vasudevan, who is also having difficulty with building permits. In reality, Sukumaran is in disguise and is actually a vigilance officer named Nandhakumar trying to arrest Gopi Krishnan in a corruption case.
Nandhakumar makes three attempts to get evidence against Gopi Krishnan. The first two fail, because Nandhakumar's subordinate Sunny leaked the plans to Gopi Krishnan. Vasudevan commits suicide after the first failure. Finally after catching Sunny, the third attempt succeeds, though there is confusion over the evidence and some thugs attempt to murder Gopi Krishnan while he is in police custody.
However, Nandhakumar loses his court case against his wife and has to give up his daughter. Faced with the collapse of his corrupt life, Gopi Krishnan agrees to work with Nandhakumar to root out corrupt real estate developers. Meera returns Nandhakumar's daughter to him, saying that she could not handle her crying for her father all the time.
Cast
- Mohanlal as Kulappulli Sukumaran / DySP Nandhakumar
- Sameera Reddy as Meera
- Sreenivasan as Gopi Krishnan
- Lalu Alex as Vinod Abraham
- Siddique as K.N.C
- Maniyanpilla Raju as Ramesh
- Suraj Venjaramoodu as Driver Girijan
- Devayani as Rajalekshmi
- Nedumudi Venu as Havildar Vasudevan
- Nazriya Nazim as Dhanya Gopi Krishnan
- Esther Anil as Nandhakumar's daughter
- Ambika Mohan as Family Court Judge
- Aliyar as John Sebastian (advocate of Mohanlal)
- T. P. Madhavan
- Kottayam Nazir
- Fathima Babu
- Indrans
- Jayakrishnan
- Biju Pappan
Production
The film was produced by Maniyanpilla Raju under the company Manianpilla Raju Productions. Including print and publicity, the film cost around ₹4.35 crore to make.[1] Oru Naal Varum was the maiden film of Sameera Reddy in Malayalam cinema.[2]
Soundtrack
The film features songs composed by M. G. Sreekumar, with lyrics by Murukan Kattakada.[3]
All lyrics are written by Murukan Kattakada; all music is composed by M. G. Sreekumar.
No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
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1. | "Padan Ninakkoru" | M. G. Sreekumar, K. S. Chithra | |
2. | "Oru Kandan Poocha Varunne" | Vidhu Prathap | |
3. | "Maavin Chottile Manamulla" | Shweta Mohan | |
4. | "Naathoone Naathoone" | Mohanlal, Rimi Tomy | |
5. | "Padan Ninakkoru" (Female) | K. S. Chithra | |
6. | "Pranaya Nilavite" | K. K. Nishad, Preethi Warrier | |
7. | "Maavin Chottile Manamulla" | M. G. Sreekumar |
Release
The film was originally planned to be released on 7 May 2010 and was censored by the Central Board of Film Certification on 7 April 2010. But it was delayed by two months due to a strike in the Malayalam film industry. The film was released on 9 July 2010.[1]
Reception
The Indian Express wrote that "the plot is well-constructed and the element of satire well worked out. The film retains the interest of the audience till the end".[1] Sify called the film "above average" and said: "Oru Naal Varum handles a relevant issue, but the problem here is the way it has been told. Of course, even in its current shape, the film is really good when compared to the rest of the movies that are being churned out in Malayalam these days".[4] Rediff.com rated 2 out of 5 and stated that "The first half works wonderfully due to the presence of a lively and humorous Mohanlal. Sadly, he transforms into somebody else just before intermission: as if to do justice to his superstar image ... Oru Naal Varum may be a well intended social satire but it ends up as a conundrum".[5]
Awards
- Best Comedy Artist – Suraj Venjaramood
- Best Lyricist - Murukan Kattakada
- Best Music Director - M. G. Sreekumar
- Best Socially Committed Movie
- Best Music Director - M. G. Sreekumar
Jaihind TV Film Awards
- Best Music Director - M. G. Sreekumar
- Best Female Playback Singer - Shweta Mohan
- Best Comedy Artist - Suraj Venjaramood
References
- Nair, Unni R. (22 July 2010). "Orunaal Varum: FAMILY HIT". The Indian Express.
- "Sameera Reddy charms the Oru Naal Varum unit". Nowrunning.com. 13 March 2010.
- Nagarajan, Saraswathy (25 June 2010). "Song of success". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
- Moviebuzz (10 July 2010). "Review: Oru Naal Varum". Sify.
- Palicha, Paresh C. (12 July 2010). "Oru Naal Varum lacks magic". Rediff.com.
- "Asiavision Movie Awards 2010 winners". Asiavisionawards.com. Archived from the original on 24 February 2011.